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...Africa is a scientific volume, of interest to laymen for its exact geographical and geological information, for a number of good photographs and for a suggestive chapter on Stone Age African art, with several specimens of brilliant prehistoric drawings. Restless Jungle is by the widow of Explorer Carl Akeley, includes a description of a conventional trip from Cape Town north, with chapters on an interview with the Queen of Swaziland, on elephants at play, on African pioneers, on native witchcraft, which Mrs. Akeley is disposed to take seriously...
...horizontally as a danger signal. The bull at the rear wheels around to make sure no enemy is following. Four of these beasts were shot by the museum's President Frederick Trubee Davison (TIME, Aug. 14; Sept. n, 1933). The other four were bagged by the late Carl Akeley...
...Carl Akeley was a fervent student of animals, a man of dreams and obsessions, a lover of Africa, a skilled and inventive craftsman. At 15 he quit work on his father's farm, sent out cards reading, "Artistic taxidermy in all its branches." He thought stuffed animals were ridiculous, inaugurated the practice of making a sculptured model, faithful in every muscle, curve and hollow, stretching the skin over it. He made his first trip to Africa in 1896. He saw then that little of the real Africa could be conveyed by stiff specimens without backgrounds, or by frayed...
...Carl Akeley was never afraid to get close to his animals. Once he was clawed by a leopard. On another occasion, while studying a herd of elephants, he was suddenly charged by a bull. His gun jammed. Akeley seized the tusks of the oncoming beast, swung himself between them so that they drove into the ground without touching him. With its trunk the elephant smashed the explorer's nose, laid open his cheek, broke several ribs which punctured his lungs, then was distracted by the native boys and gave chase. During a three-month convalescence in a hospital, Akeley...
...Eastman was going to Africa to hunt, the naturalist went to the rich Kodakman and said: "Mr. Eastman, I've got to have $1,000,000." Eastman offered to pay all the expenses of an expedition, to give $100,000 besides for transportation and reconstruction of material. Carl Akeley's dream was beginning to come true. Next year he died of fever in Africa, was buried in the high gorilla country which he loved. With such a good start, however, the museum was eager to go ahead with the project. Money was forthcoming from other wealthy people, most...